Ras El Hanout - Moroccan Spice Blend This spice blend is so flavorful and easy to put together with many spices you probably already have. Ras El Hanout basically translates to "top shelf" and that it is. Literally it translates in Arabic to "top/head of the shelf" but you get…
Potato Recipes for Every Meal The potato is such a versatile food, you can enjoy it with every meal, hot or cold, sliced, diced, mashed, boiled, baked, and grilled. In this post we will share some interesting and intriguing potato recipes from around the world. Some of these recipes you…
18 Folds - Anaheim, California After many a trip to the nearby brewery, Monkish, I was curious about 18 Folds. Immediately I knew it was dumplings of some sort after reading how a proper Chinese dumpling has 18 folds, no more no less. 18 is considered a lucky number in…
Cheesy Chicken Chimichangas - Simple yet Flavorful Believed to be created in Arizona, Chimichangas are a Mexican food inspired and somewhat related dish. Like, a cousin of Mexican food. A lot of times, they're considered Tex-Mex, though I have seen them in plenty of Mexican restaurants as well (albeit all…
Ukrainian Food - Comfort for the Soul Perhaps I'm biased. I grew up in an area where Eastern European food reigns king: pierogi, halushki, halupki, or whatever names other regions have for those foods. So all of these foods are a form of comfort to me, a reminder of home,…
Buffalo Chicken Wraps - Easy, Quick, & Tasty Looking for something simple to make one night, I browsed through our pantry, fridge, and freezer. Seeing what we had and needed to use, I came up with these super simple Buffalo Chicken Wraps. Now I know they're simple enough that anyone…
Christmas meals around the world - meals inspried by 4 countries + 1 we have every year.... This year I had the idea to expand our interest in eating around the world into Christmas meals around the world. Browsing some different meal ideas and websites I decided upon: GermanyChileGuyanaJapanUkraine Ok,…
Swedish meatballs - simple yet flavorful Usually when I think of Swedish Meatballs, my mind goes right to Ikea. If we stop in early enough, I like to pop into the cafe for the famous meatballs. You can also buy them in store along with the cream mix: But then,…
Pennsylvania Dutch Chicken Pot Pie - The Most Comforting Of Foods I remember having this for a school lunch very often. Much more filling than chicken noodle soup, I present to you the Pennsylvania Dutch style Chicken Pot Pie. So yes, the majority of the country hears Chicken Pot Pie…
Apple Nut Lattice Tart Pie - Mom's Blue Ribbon Winner My mom entered the local cooking contest when I was a kid, bringing home the blue ribbon on more than one occasion. I remember the ribbons displayed proudly in our kitchen for years. She passed away unexpectedly in September. On…